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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-02
LITERARY NOTES.

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The publishers also offer to send to all
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Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1887-12-02

MADAME GoFF HAS Returned TO THE
vi city and may be seen at No. zoos Market
street. Walk up stair. dels
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
FREEHOLD. Y. j.. March |, lSs

FREEHOLD, Nj, March l, 1887
MIR. JOSEPH BATTELL
My Dear Sir Your letter received.
am sorry | cannot give you some
information in regard to Abdallah. |
owned brown mare in lS47 sired by
Abdallah, but lost her when five years
old. Peter voorhees,, now dead, bred
several colts about that time; he bred a
horse called Voorhees, Abdallah, but |
know nothing of this offspring.
Yours truly,
DIR. A. V. CONOvER.
p. S. Peter Voorhees, lived in Middle
sex county of this State, near Cranberry.
MIDDLEBURY, VT, March 3, 1887.
DIR. A. V. CONOvER.
Dear Sir Much obliged for your re-
ply, but do not quite understand wheth-
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
ACROSS THE SEAS.

Neither wine, ale, porter or brandy has
ever been manufactured in Japan.
The latest estimates place Belgium at the
head of the beer drinking countries of
Europe The consumption per capita is six
tenths in excess of that of Germany.
A recent conhagration in a remote Chinese
village destroyed the ancestral home of the
family of Confucius with all its literary and
artistic treasures. In the building, erected
about 600 B. c., generation after generation
of the male heirs of the Chinese philosopher
have dwelt in unbroken line for $500 years.
Intelligence from the Holy Land informs
us that in Jerusalem, in the streets once trod
by King David, may be heard the shrill
whistle of the steam engine. The city has, in
the last twenty-five years, doubled its num-
Der of buildings and in other respects keeps
pace with the great cities of the modern
world.
A very remarkable operation has Just been
performed by Mr. Keetley at the West Lon
don hospital A child was brought in having
a large mole covering nearly the whole Of its
cheek He transplanted the mole by ex-
change That is, he removed the mole from
the cheek to the arm and planted flesh from
the arm on the cheek Everything succeeded
Pciie,eir'
1t is probable that the artesian well now
being bored at Pesth will be the deepest of
the kind in the world, having indeed reached
a point emitting it to this prominence. 1t is
sunk for the purpose of supplying the baths
and other public establishments with hot
water, the temperature aimed at as a maxi
mum being l76 dogs, with a volume sufficient
for the wants of the whole city.
The postofiice in India is regarded as so
miraculous an agency by the more ignorant
natives that in some out of the way places
the very letter boxes are worshiped. In one
case a man posted his letter in box and
shouted out its destination to inform the
presiding spirit. whom he supposed to be on
the inside Another native humbly took of
his shoes as he approached the box, went
through various devotions before and after
posting his letter, and finally put some cop
pers before the box as a propitiatory Offering,
retiring in the same attitude of humility.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
SPORTING.

Wrestling is slowly but surely going out of
favor in this country.
The 3-year old trotting filly Spiera has been
sold for 81 900, a high price for trotter with
out record.
Patsey Cardiff saws he will challenge Jem
Smith, the English pugilist, as soon as Smith
arrives in the country.
The fastest heat made on the ice during the
winter was by Fannie H., 2:l9l6, at Burling
ton, Feb Ia dead heat.
There are now siXty-eight clubs belonging
10 the United States Lawn Tennis asso IA
ton. Last year at this time there were but
fifty-one.
A curious athletic feat has been completed
at Dover by man named Drummond, who
accomplished the self imposed task Of walk
ing from Selkirk, Scotland, to the coast of
the English channel He performed the
journey in twenty four days, having rested
only Oh Sundays. The distance covered is
$50 miles He will walk back to Selkirk
John L. Sullivan will shortly have costly
and magnificent belt, emblematic of the
championship of the world. Already 800
diamonds have been secured by Pat Sheedy,
SullNan's manager, which are to he used in
making up the belt. New York men have
generously contributed toward it, and Sheedy
says he can get $4,000, if necessary, from
them. This is better than belt under the
ear.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
PEDIGREE HUNTING.
WAS PILOT A MORGAN?
THE HAWKINS HORSE.


Mr.. Linsley on page l4G of "'The Nor
gan Horse" says:
The Hawkins Horse was foaled in 1906
or 1907, the property of Mr.. Melvin of ST.
Justin Morgan: his dam was bay about
Is hands high of fine form and excellent
action. She was sired by black horse
brought from Connecticut, and said to
have been an imported thoroughbred
racer, but it is not probable that he was.
as we find no record of any such impor-
tation near that time, or sufficiently near
TO render it probable that his dam could
have been sired by such a horse.
"When three years old Mr.. Melvin sold
him to Olney Hawkins, near neighbor.
Hawkins was captain of IA troop. and he
bought the colt to use as a parade horse.
After keeping him five or six years, he
sold him to his brother stephen. Steph-
en- kept him two years at st. .Johnsbury,
and then took him to Stanstead, Canada
East. Here the horse remained a few
years and left some stock. From Stan
stead he was taken to Upper Canada, but
after this we are unable to trace him. and
do not know where he was kept or when
he died.
''lle was Il jet black about fifteen hands
high. not quite so compact as his sire. a
little taller, and a very little heavier.
His shoulders. back and loins were ex-
cellent. He carried his head high. had II
bold. resolute and vigorous style of ac-
ton. and was undoubtedly the fastest
horse of the six: he was IA smart trotter.
fierce in its expression. and he was in
cined to be cross. and not so tractable as
the rest. He was one of the best acting
and finest looking horses under the saddle
ever in the State"
The following advertisements of the
Hawkins Horse are all that we have been
able to find in our very extended search
of him under that name. 1t will be seen
that they are both after he was sold by
Olney Hawkins to his brother Stephen.
They are both taken from "The North
Star published at Danville, VT. The
first is in May, ISIS, when stephen Haw-
kins of st. JOhnsbury advertises THE
fast Dutch Horse formerly owned by
Olney Hawkins of st. .Johnsbury, to
stand, etc, in Wheelock Hollow and st.
JOhnsbury at 81 to 81
The other reads: ''lmprove your breed
of horses, The celebrated Dutch Horse
formerly owned by Stev. Hawkins, st.
Johnsbury, will stand in the stable of
Robert Rogers, every day in the week,
on Stahstead Plains the coming season.
Stanstead May 20, lS20.'
To be cOntinucd.I
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15

S35, OLD and losing 73.-vol. %, p. 1877.
Advertisements, in 1856 Black Hawk
at 800, for limited number of mares; ID.
Hill, Bridport. Ethan Allen at Cam
bridge at $50. Hambletonian at Chester
at $50. Tom Wonder, pacing stallion, five
years old, about Is hands, iron gray,
faultless shape and greatest speed, by the
celebrated horse Tom Crowder, who was
nearly thoroughbred, whose perform
ances on the turf are well known. Tom
Wonders dam was Woodpecker mare.
Tom Wonder is believed to be the fastest
stallion in the world outside of runners.
In the issue of the Spirit for July ),
1856, it is stated that Young Green
Mountain Morgan. bred by Mr.. Atherton
of Claremout, \. H., six years old, l5-2,
1880 lbs, was sold by Geo. 2. Burn
ham, Nelson, Mass, to Il gentleman in
New Orleans for $1,000; Morgan both
sides.
Volume for 1876, p. 80, O. 5. Roe & Co.
over their own name state Ethan Allen
to be by Vermont Black Hawk, saying
"We have repeatedly stated in public and
private that the sire of Ethan Allen was
Vermont Black Hawk. We now offer
the following proposition: When two or
more responsible men shall deny our
statement. over their proper names. we
will agree to the appointment of Il com
mittee to investigate the matter. who
shall report the facts for publication
and if their report substantiates oul
statement the opposing party shall pay
$500 to pay expenses of investigation
and should they decide that Flying Nor
gan was the sire of Ethan Allen we will
pay that sum for the same purpose
committee to be appointed by the presi-
dent of the Vermont State Agricultural
society. Signed o. :. Roe Il Co., and
dated Boston. Jan. n, 1876.
Advertisements Black Hawk in Yer
mont at 800. Cardinal and IIambleton
an, Jr., by John 5. Edsall at Goshen. y
Y. Hiram Drew at $50 in Massachusetts
lIambletonian at $50 at Chester. Cas-.
sius NJ. Clay 50. 1872. by Cassius VI. Clay
dam by Chancellor, grandam by Engi-
neer. at $50 at Glendale, Ohio.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
bcrse Department.
PROSPECTUS.

The increasing prosperity of the REGISTERS
gratifying to its owners but its circulation
isn't tenth part of what we intend 1t shall
be. The REGISTER is the highest authority in
the world on the true history and pedigree of
the American road horse. As such,it deserves
and must get the very widest circulation. Its
Horse Department is worth many times its
subscription price - valuable, instructive,
entertaining. From all over the country we
have an immense amount of original matter
coming in tor this department. and we ex.
pect TO be able to give soon the history
and pedigree of the following famous hors-
es hitherto unknown: Old Pilot, ST. Law
renee Columbus, dam of Royal George, North
American or Bullock Horse; Lady Surrey, dam
of Henry Clay; Tom Thumb, &. $. of Green's
Bashaw; Leondas, reputed e. $. of Biggart's
Rather, and many others.
This is pre-eminently the kind of informa-
ton that all gentlemen of intelligence desire,
and none such American can well afford to be
without this paper. 1t is the American gentle
all such information there is included much
local and general history. Indeed, the trac-
ing of some of these pedigrecs seems very
similar to Il romance, in which one sees not
only the animated bearing and noble action
OF the horse, but also the life and beauty OF
the country through which he travels.
Then subscribe for the REGISTER. 1t is but
$l.50 per year. Tell your neighbors. Spread
the circulation. We want the REGISTER to go
upon every farm in the country, from Maine
to California and there are several it does
not vet reach.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
BIGGART'S RATHER.

"Ichabod Crane" in letter TO the
Granville (N.I.) Republican says:
"Before closing, have thought proper
to recite the pedigree of Biggart's Rat
tier as no doubt many will be pleased to
see it. lie was by Sir Henry, who was
son of the Garrett horse, he by Imp.
Leonidas, dam by the Hyde horse, a son
of Longs Magnum Bonum. This Sir
Henry was called such from the fact that
his dam was by Henry. the same race
horse that ran against Eclipse, and who
sired lIollenbeck's Sir Henry as well as
Old Sally SLOUGH, the dam of Seely's
American Star. Now it may be possible
that some of your readers, Mr.. Editor,
failed to read your article on Sunrise
Patchen and therefore would like to
know what there is wonderful about
him, and for the benefit of those | will
state when only thirtv-eight months old
had been entered in ten races with aged
horses and wont hem all, getting record
of 2 rs IL, and on Oct. 9th was matched
against time or to beat his own record
of 2 :2S IL, and at the first attempt stop
ped the clicker at 2 20 IA. His full broth
er, Sunset Patchen, a year old made a
record the same day of 3 07. This colt
was foaled June eth, 1885, and therefore
was sixteen months old. DIR. Days price
for Sunrise Patchen last year at this date
was $1,000; he now asks $4,000. The
price of Sunset, his full brother, is
S25 900.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
WINDHAM COUNTY WAKING UP.

Brattlcboro Retormer.
Years before the war Vermont, in the
list of horse-breeding States, stood at the
head, not even excepting Kentucky. Her
Aliens, Black Hawks and Morgans were
known not only throughout this country
but abroad. The first horse imported in
to France by one of the Napoleons was
brought to him from the Green Mountain
State, through his accredited agent here.
Vermont has done nobly in the past and
she has great possibilities before her.
In the past horsc-breeding was a source
of revenue to the farmers; they were re-
paid over and over again for their pur-
chases of fine stock horses and mares.
The war came on and they lowered the
standard to meet the demand for the cav
airy horses at a low price.
Now shall Vermont place herself again
in the front: She has every condition fav-
orablc to that end. the best of pasturage,
best of water. unduating hillv ground.
which gives action to all the muscles and
fully develops not only Il part. but the
whole. The grass land is even better than
the famed blue grass of Kentucky. be-
cause covered with snow in winter.
In order to have good colts you must
have good blood. both in sire and mare.
More care should be taken with the mare
than with the horse but it is seldom so
with our farmers. 1t is the verdict of all
breeders that more colts pattern after the
mother than the horse. a fact generally
overlooked. Farmers cannot expect per-
feet colts from broien-winded. spawned,
ring-boned mares. More or less of the all
ments will appear again.
Windham county is far behind other
counties in the State. Addison county
receives more money today from her
horses than from her sheep. Rutland
county is also pushing.
Horse-breeding can be carried on extern
sively and successfully; and it would pay
too. A good road horse sells from 5000
to 800, and matched pair from 800 to
$1,000, with occasionally colt or horse
which brings large price. The farm
ers of Addison county says that it costs
no more and perhaps less to raise
a three year-old colt than steer of the
same age colt brings $50; steer
$50. 1t is estimated that in lSS6 500 900
worth of horses were brought in and kept
in Windham county in excess of what
was sold and went out. No section of
State can live if the above is true. Let
every farmer keep one or more mares,
and have a colt by the side of every
mare. a farmer who can raise a three
year-old colt may pay the mortgage ON
his farm. If he hasn't any mortgage to
pay he can build up bank account.
There are plenty of good horses in Wind
ham county. Halifax at her town fair
last year had the finest exhibition of
horses of any town in the county.
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15

err you ever bred mare to Abdallah or
raised a colt from him. That is what we
want to know.
The books state that mare said to have
been owned by VIM. McRoberts of New
York was bred by you and got by Abdal-
lah.
Please state if this was so; and, if so,
give description of this mare and year
and age when sold
You speak of losing one mare from
Abdallah at five years old. Did you breed
this mare and do you mean that she died?
A further answer will very much oblige
Truly yours,
JOSEPH BATTELL.
TO which was received the following
reply:
"FREEHOLD, March s.
"MR. JOSEPH BATTELL,
Ny Dear Sir In reply to your letter
never bred a mare to Abdallah The
mare | owned and that died when five
years old was bred by Jonathan IIolme
of Holmdel, Monmouth county, of whom
bought her when three years old. |
am sorry cannot give you any more in
formation"
This disposes of another Messenger
pedigree. We recognize the same VIM.
McRoberts of 9th street. New York.
who formerly drove the mare called Lady
Shannon that has record of , rs -.
and is recorded by Mr.. Wallace as a
daughter of Harris IIambletonian. This
mare was the dam of Il stallion now own
ed in Canada. called Winfield Scott.
which is recorded in Wallace, vol. 4, p.
| SO, as by Edward Everett 81 dam, Lady
Shannon, by lIambetonian, ,, bred 10y
the late w. McRoberts, New York, etc
| asked Mr.. Wallace once who bred this
mare; he said it was not known, but she
was said to be by Harris HIambetonian
There is no said to be in the record.
have since made large effort to trace her
writing to the owners of Winfield Scott
and others. but have been unable to learn
anything further than that she was q
gray mare brought from Vermont to New
York city. Vermont is quite large
paddock, and as there have been mum.
Der of stations kept in it besides Harris
lIambletonan, it does not necessarily
follow that this mare was sired by him
and so to improve the pedigree and make
it equal to that of Lady Mack we would
suggest that Mr.. Wallace give her q
breeder
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15

editor of the American Cutivator In
reply to your query concerning the horse
named Jack, can say that he was foaled
the property of my father, Lowell Cleve-
land. Jack was got by Bill Morgan.
formerly owned by Daniel Kenyon of
Claremont, n. H., and his sire by Nor
gan horse whose name | do not know.
He afterwards came to this part of the
country and was drowned in the st.
Lawrence river, being owned at that time
by James Gilmore Dickey.
~ can say that the mother of Jack was
a Morgan mare, but cannot give her pedi-
gree. Her color was dapple bay with
black name and tail, aud weight 1850
pounds. She was a fleet traveller, and
could step mile in three minutes at that
time, which was forty years ago. She
was foaled at my fathers. This mare
was older than | am, and it would be
useless for me to try to trace her pedigree.
''lhe horse known as the William Smith
Veto was got by Jack. His dam was
bought by my father from Asa Kings
bury of Planfield, y. II. She was of
Morgan stock, chestnut in color, with a
little strip of white in face and white
hind foot She could beat the world in
style and action.
"Iou ask if the Nctoes sprang from a
horse called Jack. All that ever knew
did. and many of them were trotters. The
famous Russell mare, so we'll known as a
trotter. was from the William Smith
horse, and he was by Jack. owned by my
father at the time the former was got.
The information have given you is not
guess-work. but facts that have come
under my own observation.
GEORGE W. CLEVELAND.
East Constable. y. y. lSS6.'
Middlebury register. (Middlebury, Vt.) 1886-1937, 1887-04-15
PERSONAL.
The Sultan OF Turkey has 4s4 wives.

The Sultan OF Turkey has 4S4 Wives
1t is asserted that Mr.. Blaine will go 10
Europe in May.
Senator Mahones successor, John w. Dan
iels is said to resemble Edwin Booth in
feature.
1t is said that DR. Oliver Wendell Holmes
plays with big gray top of the humming
variety
Two members of the British house of par
lament have lost their eyesight-Dr. Rob
ertson, the Brighton member, and Mr.. Mac
donald, an Irish representative.
John L. Sullivan says that all America is
behind him. If this be true, then "all Amer
lea" never had more opportune moment for
kicking in all its life.
George H. Corliss, the great engine builder,
was at 50 proprietor of general store in a
New York town. His first attempt at inven-
tion-a machine for sewing shoes-was made
at that time, but was not success.
Rev. Phillips Brooks says that when a
mother brings him baby to admire he takes
the baby, turns it over, holds it up and says:
snow that is baby" He thus avoids tell
ing any white lies regarding the baby's
merits
Pope Leo XIII. has famous collection
of laces, which has lately received an i'm
portant addition. The design is copied from
the Rezzonico set, made for Clement XIII.
by the Venetian nuns. The cost of reproduc-
ing it was $240 yard.
In the house of T. A. Edison, at Llewellvn
Park, is a peculiar memento of Beecher The
inventor at one time requested the preacher
to speak few sentences into the photograph,
so that Edison is now the only man who can
Al. Al. 1
Sir Charles Dixie has inherited fortune
| from a relative who bore a name euphoni-
ously pronounced Shocks, but spelled Sew
enooks. The same pe"uliarites OF rrununcia-
ton prevail largely i'll the south, where, as in
England. Beauchamp is "Beacham," and Tai
ioferro is "Tolliver."
Ex-senator Bruce, now in New York, has
been lecturing during the past winter, and
is now engaged in some literary work touch
ing upon the colored people. His treatment
at the New York hotels is precisely the same
accorded to white guests.
The old family Bible that belonged to
"Mary. the mother Of Washington, =" is still in
existence, and is kept in branch of the
Washington family in Virginia. 1t contains
the family register, recording the birth of
George Washington, Feb 90, 1882 The
] DlilllllS has IL cover Vi ClOUn woven by the
hand of his mother.
When Lieutenant Emory, who figured so
prominently in the Greedy relief expedition,
was building his house on Connecticut ave-
nue. Washington, he noticed the lion and the
unicorn over the port cochere over the Brit
ish minister's house across the way, and had
a tomahawk put over the port cochere of his
own house. Minister Thornton used to con-
slider it a good joke
Abraham Lincoln was given a purse Of
5000 by the Wings of his district to pay his
personal expenses when he ran for congress.
After the election was over he handed back
S199.25 81 did not need it" he said, Il made
the canvass on my own horse; my entertain
ment being at the houses of friends cost me
nothing; and my only outlay was seventy
five cents for barrel of cider, which some
farm hands insisted | should treat them to-